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Won Buddhism speaks human rights"Won Buddhism, telling human rights" started with the question of the relationship between religion and human rights that have been raised by the Nongdeok School of Wonbulgyo Society and the Wonbudo Human Rights Commission and the lawyer Kim Ki-nam, who have long been involved in human rights activities on the spot. In addition, it attempted to approach human rights to Won Buddhism doctrine, and presented Won Buddhist understanding and alternatives on human rights issue.This book consists of 6 chapters. First, Chapter 1 highlights the relationship between religion and human rights. For readers unfamiliar with the concept of human rights, I attempted to introduce the history of human rights and discover the concept of human rights in the doctrines of established religions. In addition, it introduces how religion is placed in the human rights system and analyzes how religion has historically performed human rights activities in Korea. It also analyzes the reality that religion causes human rights abuses and introduces the Sudanese religious dispute as a case study. Finally, efforts were made from various angles to widen the interface between religion and human rights.